WhatsApp users spread antivaccine misinformation in India, WSJ reports

The devastating consequences of fake news are apparent around the world, but in recent times India has felt them most keenly, with the spread of misinformation resulting in the deaths of 12 people in the last two months. .....»»

To clamp down on the spread of rumors, WhatsApp is restricting message forwards to five times for users after testing in India indicated it was effective......»»

Users are sharing pictures of dead children in Syria and Myanmar and claiming they were taken in India......»»

Aaron Bernstein/Reuters The Indian government is threatening to take legal action against WhatsApp following a string of lynchings sparked by hoaxes and misinformation spread virally through the app.  There have been at least 20 lync.....»»

Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service is making it harder for users to forward content after the spread of rumors on the app led to mob violence and the killing of more than 20 people in India......»»

Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service is making it harder for users to forward content after the spread of rumors on the app led to mob violence and the killing of more than 20 people in India......»»

The spread of viral hoaxes on WhatsApp is being blamed for mob violence and lynchings in India. CNN's Nikhil Kumar reports......»»

At least two dozen people in India have been killed in violent mobs incited by rumors on the global messaging service, which has 1.5 billion users......»»

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India, WhatsApp's biggest market, holds more than 400 million of the app's 2 billion users, per Reuters. Indian Prime Minister Narendra M.....»»

Critics see tech platforms' Trump ban as an opportunity to deplatform other populist politicians who spread misinformation. President Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. Hindustan Times / Contri.....»»

Reuters/Nacho Doce WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned encrypted messaging platform, said last month it had seen a 70% drop in "frequently forwarded" mes.....»»

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Reuters Facebook said it will try to limit the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus by decreasing the reach of false and misleading posts on Facebook and Instagram.  It will also inform users if they've shared misinformation that .....»»

Facebook’s new policy would ban users from posting the computer-generated, highly manipulated videos as the site tries to stop the spread of a novel form of misinformation months before the 2020 presidential election......»»

India has asked Facebook-owned WhatsApp to explain the nature of a privacy breach on its messaging platform that has affected some users in the country, Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday......»»

Facebook Inc on Tuesday (October 29) sued Israeli cyber surveillance firm NSO Group, alleging it hacked users of its messaging platform WhatsApp earlier this year. Francis Maguire reports......»»